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...time Astronaut Charles Bassett climbs out of the Gemini 9 some time next year to take a walk in space, the very name of his mission-EVA (for extravehicular activity) -may have to be changed. Bassett will be not so much outside one vehicle as inside another. His air-conditioned suit with its $6,000,000 backpack containing 166 lbs. of assorted gadgetry will amount to a spacecraft in itself...
Adventure, perhaps the greatest of all time, is the astronauts-even though they function as part of an intricate human and electronic network that supports them. Indeed, they deny that they seek the stars in adventure's name. "We are test pilots," says Astronaut Charles Bassett. "And the job of a test pilot is research...
After listing such names as "Air Force Diet," "Astronaut Diet," "Airlines Pilot Diet," "Grapefruit Diet," "Low Carbohydrate Diet" and "Drinking Man's Diet," Dr. Hoffman said: "I would like to take this opportunity to specifically disclaim any association with or responsibility by the Mayo Clinic for any of them." The best program for the person who is overweight, he added, is simply to eat less. "There is little if any evidence for the success of any method which does not restrict calorie intake to a level below body energy needs...
...tasteful new commercials a trend? Yes, but with a big hedge. Esthetically, the fresh approach is appealing to nearly all clients; financially, it remains out of reach for most. The Alka-Seltzer commercial cost nearly $25,000, and a new Ford spot featuring an astronaut walking in space outside her car cost even more. Still the fact that commercials are now being watched with something like pleasure does raise, at least faintly, the startling possibility that TV might be upgraded by, of all things, the long-abused commercial...
...little time for walking, and the biggest moon market now seems to be in "moonmobiles." TRW Inc. has a $200,000 study contract for a tiny, cigar-sized jet that would take advantage of the moon's light gravity (one-sixth that of the earth) to send an astronaut vaulting over crater and crag. Boeing and Bendix each have about $1,500,000 to design a lunar jeep, a snail-paced (5 m.p.h. to 10 m.p.h.), relatively light vehicle for short excursions during the early exploratory trips...